Legends of my country A legend is a traditional story and it is not historical. As with other legends, the legends of my country need not be true. These stories have been handed down from generation to generation by word of mouth and what we...
Leisure The word ‘leisure’ means time at one’s own disposal or free time which is not filled by work, whether it is by a paid job or by schoolwork or my housework. It is, in fact, ‘time on our hands when we can do exactly...
Libraries and their uses The first thing that I normally do upon arrival at a new station is to find out about its libraries and bookshops. Though bookshops may offer the latest in books, the utility of libraries surpasses that of bookshops. Libraries house a...
A Lost Luggage Lost luggage I was a little tired. The journey had been a long one and before I caught this flight I had been unexpectedly rushed by developments in the Head Office. Now they expected me to complete the negotiations for collaboration with...
Manners in modern life In any community, whether ancient or modern, good manners differentiate the civilized person from the barbarian. The outward forms of good manners are known as “convention” and these vary according to the traditions of different countries. Basically, “good manners” may be...
Marriage When we think a little about it we notice that of all the creatures in the world, only a few of them mate for life. One such creature is the man. Even in the case of humans, we see that this idea of marrying...
The Media Media refers to mass media such as broadcast media, print media, and web media. Television and radio are considered broadcast media while newspapers, magazines, and journals are known as print media and internet news, the web media. The media is an important source...
Mind your own business Have you ever heard of somebody called Nosey Parker? Or one Mrs. Grundy? If you have not I am sure one day you will. One thing most of us cannot successfully do is mind our own business. If you ask me...
The Modern means of transport Recent developments in transport by land, sea, and air, have been made necessary by the modern, ‘high-pressure’ age in which we live, and made possible by scientific and technological development. Since the war, most modern countries have electrified their railway...
The Modern Methods of teaching The old-fashioned idea of teaching was that the children should play a passive part. They were completely in the hands of their teachers, to be molded into a certain pattern set by formal education, and to emerge as school leavers...
